October 2011 - January 2013
The Massachusetts Historical Society is recognizing the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War with online presentations of manuscripts from their collections. The society is also presenting a free onsite exhibition, The Purchase by Blood: Massachusetts in the Civil War, 1861-1862, from October 7, 2011 through January 13, 2012. Please visit http://www.masshist.org/online/civilwar for more information.

December 14, 2011:
Gallery Talk at the Massachusetts Historical Society, 11:00AM - 12:00PM
Peter Drummey, the Stephen T. Riley Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, will present "The Purchase by Blood", a gallery talk about the Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment at Ball's Bluff. Please visit http://www.masshist.org/events/more_info.cfm?eventID=740 for more information.

December 14, 2011:
Lecture at Boston Public Library - Orientation Room, 6:00PM
Peter Drummey, the Stephen T. Riley Librarian of the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, will present Four Days in December: the Long, Hard War of the 20th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Mr. Drummey has chosen December 14 in 1861, 1862, 1863 and 1864 to highlight the amazing tale of this storied regiment. Please visit http://www.bpl.org/news/local_family_history_series.htm for more information.

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This Civil War history blog is dedicated to the outstanding military service of the Twentieth Massachusetts Regiment and to the memory of my ancestor, Private Oliver Stanton Bates of Company A. Each blog post marks the 150th anniversary of the original event during the Civil War.